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Listening to Farmers’ Voices: An Interview with Eugenio Tisselli Vélez

By Danielle Nierenberg on February 6, 2012 in Africa, East Africa, Photos, Tanzania

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Sauti ya wakulima (“Voice of the Farmers”) is a collaborative, multimedia database that brings together the knowledge and experience of farmers in the Bagamoyo District in Tanzania. The project was started in March 2011, and...

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Michael Kiwanuka’s Home Again Coming in March

By Renee Blodgett on January 25, 2012 in Africa, East Africa, England, Europe, London, Photos, Uganda

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Michael Kiwanuka, a North Londoner of Ugandan heritage, will be debuting at SXSW this year, with his album Home Again which will be released in March. He was recently named winner of the BBC Sound of 2012...

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Five Media Innovations That Help Feed the Planet

By Danielle Nierenberg on January 22, 2012 in Africa, Asia, East Africa, England, Europe, Featured, India, Kenya, Nairobi, Photos, Southern Africa

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As modern technology is adopted in widespread regions of our planet, it can provide poor people with access to many forms of media. Innovations like the internet and satellite technology are changing the face of...

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Making 2012 A Greener Year For All

By Danielle Nierenberg on January 21, 2012 in Africa, Brazil, China, East Africa, Featured, India, Kenya, Nairobi, Pakistan, Photos, Russia, Rwanda, South America, West Africa

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Many of us are thinking about the changes we want to make this year. For some, these changes will be financial; for others, physical or spiritual. But for all of us, there are important resolutions...

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Youth Deserve Gold Medals for Sustainability

By Danielle Nierenberg on January 15, 2012 in Africa, Asia, East Africa, North Africa, Photos, Southern Africa, West Africa, Western Sahara

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Over 1,000 young athletes from 70 nations will compete in the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. Not only will they compete for coveted medals, they will cooperate in various hands-on workshops...

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Food Price Instability Hurts Millions

By Danielle Nierenberg on January 13, 2012 in Africa, Asia, Central Asia, East Africa, Photos, Southeast Asia, West Africa, Western Sahara

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Rising food prices represent a major threat to food security in developing countries. Hardest-hit are the poor, who often have to spend up to 70 percent of their income on food. According to the World Bank...

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Five Innovations That Are Working to Empower Women

By Danielle Nierenberg on January 10, 2012 in Africa, Asia, East Africa, Europe, North America, Photos, Southern Africa, USA, West Africa, Western Sahara

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At a time when world resources are dwindling and global population is growing rapidly, finding sustainable solutions to nourish people and the planet is more important then ever. Research has shown that women may play...

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Touched By A Mountain Gorilla

By Craig Ouellette on January 10, 2012 in Africa, East Africa, Photos, Uganda

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This isn't me, but wish it was. Reminded me of my encounter with Marika in 2008. Enjoy the video. It gets going around 1 minute in. Awesome.http://www.wimp.com/mountaingorilla/You can't have that experience sitting at...

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Listening to Farmers’ Voices: An Interview with Eugenio Tisselli Vélez

Michael Kiwanuka’s Home Again Coming in March

Making 2012 A Greener Year For All

Youth Deserve Gold Medals for Sustainability

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